Villarsel-sur-Marly
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| Coordinates: 46°46′N 7°10′E / 46.767°N 7.167°ECoordinates: 46°46′N 7°10′E / 46.767°N 7.167°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Sarine | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1.41 km2 (0.54 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 736 m (2,415 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 86 | |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1723 | |
| SFOS number | 2230 | |
| Surrounded by | Ependes, Le Mouret, Marly, Pierrafortscha, Tentlingen | |
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Villarsel-sur-Marly is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Villarsel-sur-Marly is first mentioned in 1278 as Villarser.
Villarsel-sur-Marly has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.4 square kilometers (0.54 sq mi). Of this area, 1.07 km2 (0.41 sq mi) or 75.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi) or 18.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.06 km2 (15 acres) or 4.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 2.8% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.4%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 39.7% is used for growing crops and 35.5% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Sarine district, on the left bank of the Gérine.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Fox sejant Or and in chief sinister a Maltese Cross Argent.
Villarsel-sur-Marly has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 86. As of 2008[update], 13.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 24.6%. Migration accounted for 7.2%, while births and deaths accounted for 10.1%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (66 or 89.2%) as their first language, German is the second most common (5 or 6.8%) and Italian is the third (3 or 4.1%).
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